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A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick

9 reviews

zacwasko's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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brandocalrissian83's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I’ll be honest the first quarter of this book was iffy for me. It was chaotic and focused heavily on the drug aspect of the story. However, give it some time and something very quiet and subtle starts to grow and bloom. A Scanner Darkly explores the dark and twisted underbelly of drug use and addiction, the lengths we go to keep this industry alive , and how we both use and abuse those afflicted with substance abuse disorder. Dick expertly pairs a future world that feels both vague and familiar with flawed characters that capture our attention and at times heart.

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neonskylite's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

this book has an amazing sense for stoners shooting the shit which is probably from Dick's lived experience. has what has to be the most heartbreaking afterword

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meganlinner's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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ford_defect's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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tomasalbanez's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Esse livro é uma loucura. Uma crítica à guerra às drogas do ponto de vista dos anos 60/70.
Do mesmo jeito que o Kafka te faz sentir a morosidade e o tédio mortal em "O Processo", Philip K. Dick te faz sentir a perda da sanidade pela escrita desnorteada e serpenteante enquanto você acompanha o personagem principal em sua espiral rumo à insanidade. Quase não terminei o livro por causa disso e porque todas as mulheres são tratadas como um par de seios ambulantes (a única com mais personalidade é o cúmulo da Manic Pixie Dream Girl).
Isso tudo se torna retroativamente muito mais interessante quando você lê a nota do autor e as entrevistas no final do livro que falam sobre a experiência dele com as drogas e suas pesquisas na psiquiatria, além de definir essa obra como "Um romance que trata de algumas pessoas que foram punidas demais pelo que fizeram", não vendo pessoas viciadas como vítimas da guerra contra as drogas, mas como "crianças que queriam se divertir, brincando na rua e testemunharam as crianças ao seu redor sendo mortas, mas ainda assim continuaram brincando".
Não esperem um final feliz.

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_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I'm giving it 3 stars instead of 2 bc the last four chapters of this book were so depressing and kinda made up for having to read all the frustrating psychotic paranoid addict ramblings these mfs kept having. Reading this book could either make you wanna do drugs to stick it to PKD for his dismal, yet from the heart, writing here or it could drive you insane so much that you'd want to sober up so as to never have to think like Bob Arctor and co. again. The sexism in this book is oppressive lmao I usually don't focus on Men Writing Women™ stuff when reading male authors bc I think most times they're unintentionally stupid or they're funny or I just don't expect anything from men, really, but holy shit, this book was SOAKED in creepy, ridiculously sexist appraisals and descriptions. It was inescapable, eww. The only characters I felt something towards to were Jerry Fabin and Charles Freck but the MC and everything else was a slog (and I'm most likely too stupid to get it too so there's that). I've described some weird books before as the closest I'll ever get to experiencing drugs but this book literally is drugs lol unfortunately it was a bad trip for me, ha. But yeah, don't do drugs, kiddos. Or else you'll end up writing dreadful books like this one.

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cerebulon's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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hyunji's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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